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I'm decorating my room this year with a bright colored tropical theme.  So of course I had to make new Whole Brain Teaching posters! Included: The 5 Rules Class Yes Teach? Ok! The Tickler Switch Mirror Hands and Eyes Click the picture to download from Google Drive! I hole punched the strategies and attached them all with a binder ring.  This way, when I am introducing and reading from the back, the students can see the poster on the front for a visual. The best thing about these posters, is that I also made scripts for how to introduce each rule and strategy.  I made them in a circle outline to fit on the back of these circle tropical posters, but they will also fit on the back of any WBT poster you use.   Click the picture to download the scripts from Google Drive What theme are you decorating with this year? I'm linking up with Manic Monday !

To start at the beginning of this book club with me: Buy the book Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids Read about Chapters 1 & 2 here Read about Chapters 3 & 4 here Read about Chapter 5 here  Read about Chapter 6 here Read about Chapter 7 here Join the Official Book Study here Teach Okay is WBT's main strategy.  We know that research shows that kids learn best when they teach each other and work in collaborative groups. In order to do Teach Okay, the teacher talks for about 30 seconds, says "Teach", the students say "Okay" and teach each other what the teacher said.  The teacher and students both use big gestures while teaching.  There are four reasons for this: First, if students are suing gestures, then the teacher can easily see who is on task and who is not.  Second, this brings in some kinesthetic learning and activates more areas of the brain.  Third, this gives students who are antsy, overly active, or have ...

I'm following along with the book Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids  (I bought the Kindle version).  There is a book study page over at the blog  http://wbtbookclub.blogspot.com .  This site is mostly for people who want to become WBT certified, so I am sharing my thoughts here, too, in case you are more interested in just learning about what WBT is! To see my thoughts on chapters 1 & 2, read this post over on my other blog, Teaching With Style . Chapter 3 This chapter is all about the common mistakes that teachers make.  The author and creator of WBT, Chris Biffle, highlights these seven: Losing your temper and yelling at kids Confronting misbehaving children in front of their peers Having a disorganized space Being unhappy in your job Being unwilling to take work home or putting in more time than your contract indicates Assuming that all children love school or want to follow directions intrinsically Refusing to change or grow as a professiona...

Welcome to my new Whole Brain Teaching Blog!  Most of the time, you can find me blogging over at Teaching With Style .  But sometimes, I'll be over here, telling you all about my WBT  experiences.  Why WBT?  I'll fill you in...  I started to dabble in WBT this past year when I moved states and taught a new grade level in Hawaii.  I had always worked in a Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBiS) school that had school-wide rules, expectations, incentives, and discipline.  My new school has a behavior acronym, but nothing else.  Our acronym is TORCH.  There is a torch in our school seal, which is a popular Hawaiian symbol usually meaning light of knowledge or wisdom. TORCH means: T - tenacious O - observant R - respectful C - compassionate H - honorable I felt that I could teach these traits, but I still needed some concrete rules for my classroom.  In walked WBT.  There were rules, routines, expectations, and...